Woodland Gardens, Lansdown, Bath

Design Brief

To create a family garden with a formal seating area and traditional herbaceous borders, in a woodland setting.

Before

High on the plateau of Lansdown and overlooked by Beckford’s Tower, this cottage garden had no structure or usable spaces. The woodland area was inaccessible and did not link with the rest of the garden.

Solution

The raised patio was redeveloped and a stone terrace created. The new seating area now had fine views of the neighbouring golden tower and surrounding woodland. A new winding level lawn, flanked by herbaceous borders offered a route into the trees. The woodland floor was cleared in pockets to introduce new swathes of planting creating a mass of spring colour and structure through out the year. Log seats and a table were placed in a clearing to draw people into the woodland and encourage children’s play.

Project Type

Melanie Jackson garden design is a small company in Bath providing inspired planting design and beautiful gardens in and around Bath. Even with the most derelict plots or daunting projects, I can find a way to create a garden that is welcoming and relaxing. I cover a wide range of styles, including family, contemporary or low maintenance gardens, vegetable, wildlife and cottage gardens, courtyards, modern terraces and traditional gardens. I also work with conservation projects, listed buildings and landscapes of historic interest. I am keen to promote organic practice and the inclusion of wildlife and ecology from design through to completion. With over 20 years of practical and technical experience, I ensure each project delivers a design service tailored to suit your garden and individual needs. Designing a garden can mean re-landscaping the entire plot or simply re-planting and shaping existing borders. I am happy to work on complete gardens or smaller areas of planting. I also offer gardening advice and ideas with workshops and a specialist garden maintenance service.